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Coast’s $20 million waste system sits idle, waiting for someone to turn it on
Monday February 01, 2021
A Queensland council which poured more than $20 million into a futuristic waste system is now watching it gather dust as the experts needed to turn it on remain unable to enter Australia.
The high-tech system will collect rubbish from across the city centre through a network of vacuum-powered pipes. Photo: ABC
Sunshine Coast Council has spent more than $20 million on a futuristic waste system for its new city centre but has been forced to put the project on hold because no-one in Australia is allowed to turn it on.
The Sunshine Coast Council announced it would…
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